Cheerios are not only great snacks, they are helpful for toilet training boys. Frustrated with getting the little guy to pee in the toilet? Turn it into target practice — little boys love games. Keep a small container of cheerios on the back of the toilet and when it’s time for him to go, toss one in the toilet and challenge him to hit it. Worked like a charm (for my boys). Going pee in the toilet suddenly became fun and every time they had to go, they raced in there for a round of target practice. Make sure you have a couple tucked somewhere for public washrooms.

Maureen Davis

Bolton

We got our young son to actually start eating cucumber. We tried slicing it lengthwise instead of in circles — a much more fun way of eating them, especially when putting them in his favourite dip!

Luisa and Andrew Lloyd

Newmarket

When eating out at a sit-down restaurant, place your toddler/preschooler’s meal order at the same time as the drink orders. Young kids have little patience when it comes to waiting for food, and when they do receive their food they take a long time to eat it.

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